U.S. Cities - City-Data Homepage  
Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, Forum City-Data.com Homepage

Ola, Arkansas



Back to Ola, AR housing info, Yell County, Arkansas, AR smaller cities, AR small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Ola, AR map
Current weather forecast for Ola, AR

Yell County

Population in July 2007: 1,227. Population change since 2000: +1.3%
 

Males: 574  (46.8%)
Females: 653  (53.2%)
Median resident age:  35.7 years
Arkansas median age:  36.0 years

Zip codes: 72853.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $24,296 (it was $19,375 in 2000)
Ola:  $24,296
Arkansas:  $38,134

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $58,327 (it was $37,500 in 2000)
Ola:  $58,327
Arkansas:  $101,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $68,998; Detached houses: $77,947; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $58,594; Mobile homes: $22,644; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $8,750
Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 72853

Ola, AR residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Ola:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.1%)
  • Hispanic (16.9%)
  • Other race (13.0%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Ola: 76.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Ola, AR forum
Recent posts about Ola, Arkansas on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users:
What's your favorite town name in Arkansas?  (76 replies)
Looking at Russellville, can anybody clue me in?  (35 replies)
Hot Springs or Little Rock  (25 replies)
proposed new hwy  (13 replies)
laid back community in AR?  (12 replies)
Yarbro Elementary  (3 replies)

Latest news from Ola, AR collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: United States (22.7%), Irish (7.8%), German (5.3%), English (5.1%), French (3.4%), Dutch (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 361 feet

Land area: 1.86 square miles.

Population density: 661 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

Ola,AR real estate house value index trend





Home Value Estimate
Address:
Unit (optional):
City
State
Zip


Recent Home Sales
Address:
City

State
Zip
Min Price (optional)

Max Price (optional)
Prioritization:



Ola, Arkansas map

For population 25 years and over in Ola

  • High school or higher: 53.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ola city

  • Never married: 25.6%
  • Now married: 49.1%
  • Separated: 5.0%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 12.0%

127 residents are foreign born (10.5% Latin America).

This city:  10.5%
Arkansas:  2.8%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Ola, Arkansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ola to the number of sex offenders is 614 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ola:  0.9% ($347)
Arkansas:  0.7% ($500)
Ola satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Little Rock, AR (64.5 miles , pop. 183,133).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (181.3 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (289.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Plainview, AR (6.0 miles ), Danville, AR (11.8 miles ), Casa, AR (12.0 miles ), Dardanelle, AR (13.8 miles ), Corinth, AR (14.6 miles) , Belleville, AR (16.2 miles ), Russellville, AR (18.0 miles ), Pottsville, AR (19.2 miles ).

Latitude: 35.03 N, Longitude: 93.22 W

Area code: 479

Ola household income distribution Ola home values distribution

This city's Wikipedia profile


Population change in the 1990s: +114 (+10.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Food (25%)
  • Wood products (11%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (25%)
  • Food (18%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Wood products (6%)
  • Gasoline stations (5%)
  • Private households (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Food processing workers (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


Ola races chart

Crime in Ola (2004):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 3 assaults (245.1 per 100,000)
  • 7 burglaries (571.9 per 100,000)
  • 12 thefts (980.4 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (81.7 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 134.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.1)

Crime in Ola (2006):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 3 assaults (245.9 per 100,000)
  • 8 burglaries (655.7 per 100,000)
  • 3 thefts (245.9 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 104.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 309.6)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.44
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Ola, Arkansas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Ola, Arkansas average temperatures Ola, Arkansas average precipitation
 
Ola, Arkansas humidity
 
Ola, Arkansas wind speed
 
Ola, Arkansas snowfall
 
Ola, Arkansas sunshine
 
Ola, Arkansas clear and cloudy days
 

Back to the top

Ola-area historical tornado activity is near Arkansas state average. It is 112% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/26/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.4 miles away from the Ola city center injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/14/1953, a category 3 tornado 17.6 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.


Ola topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Ola:
  • DARDANELLE HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; DARDANELLE, AR)
  • JOHN ED CHAMBERS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; DANVILLE, AR)
  • ST MARYS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR)

Political contributions by individuals in Ola, AR

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ola:
  • MEMORIAL FIELD (about 40 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; ID: HOT)
  • ADAMS FIELD (about 73 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID: LIT)
  • LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 76 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; ID: LRF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ola:
  • DANVILLE MUNI (about 14 miles; DANVILLE, AR; ID: 32A)
  • RUSSELLVILLE RGNL (about 18 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; ID: RUE)
  • PETIT JEAN PARK (about 24 miles; MORRILTON, AR; ID: MPJ)

Operable nuclear power plants near Ola:
  • 18 miles: Arkansas Nuclear One 1 and 2 in Russellville, AR.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ola:
  • ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 4,450)
  • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 61 miles; CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment: 7,693)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 65 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT enrollment: 8,024)
  • HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
  • WESTARK COLLEGE (about 72 miles; FT SMITH, AR; FT enrollment: 3,472)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 92 miles; BEEBE, AR; FT enrollment: 3,840)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 94 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
Public high school in Ola:
  • OLA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 252; Location: HILL STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Ola:
  • OLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 281; Location: HILL STREET; Grades: KG - 06)

Ola map

Click to draw/clear city borders

Cemetery: Sandlin Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Lake Ola-dale (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Arkansas:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  61.0%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.8%
Whole state:  3.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  27.2%
Whole state:  15.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  10.3%
Whole state:  6.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ola, AR


65 people in nursing homes
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Ola compared to Arkansas state average:

Ola, Arkansas environmental map by EPA

Map Legend

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


Back to the top

Banks with branches in Ola (2007 data):
  • First State Bank: Ola Branch at Fourche Avenue At Boles Street, branch established on 1942-03-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $254.3 mil, Deposits: $180.6 mil, headquarters in Russellville, AR, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: First State Banking Corp



Educational Attainment




School Enrollment by Level of School



Ola travel time to work


Ola mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Yell County Arkansas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (75%)
  • Electricity (19%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
  • Wood (2%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$1,123
Financial Administration 1$1,951$23,4120$0
Water Supply 2$3,598$21,5880$0
Other Government Administration 1$1,430$17,1601$638
Police Protection - Officers 3$4,955$19,8200$0
Totals for Government 7$11,933$20,4572$1,760



8.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,229 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.24%
Arkansas average:  7.98%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Pope County, AR  2.78% ($22,359 average AGI)
from Logan County, AR  0.44% ($23,517)
from Pulaski County, AR  0.26% ($25,118)


7.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,904 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.90%
Arkansas average:  7.29%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Pope County, AR  3.77% ($24,665 average AGI)
to Logan County, AR  0.31% ($24,800)
to Faulkner County, AR  0.25% ($19,500)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ola:
  • KCAB (980 AM; 5 kW; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
  • KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBHS (590 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: J & A, INC.)
  • KARV (610 AM; 1 kW; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Owner: KERM, INC.)
  • KWXT (1490 AM; 1 kW; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
  • KMTL (760 AM; daytime; 10 kW; SHERWOOD, AR; Owner: GEORGE V. DOMERESE)
  • KWXI (670 AM; daytime; 5 kW; GLENWOOD, AR; Owner: PGR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXOW (1420 AM; 5 kW; HOT SPRINGS, AR)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ola:
  • KARV-FM (101.3 FM; OLA, AR; Owner: KERM INC)
  • KCJC (102.3 FM; DARDANELLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
  • K207CW (89.3 FM; PARIS, AR; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KYEL (105.5 FM; DANVILLE, AR; Owner: DANVILLE FM, INC.)
  • KSBC (90.1 FM; HOT SPRINGS, AR; Owner: CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSSN (95.7 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KKPT (94.1 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: SIGNAL MEDIA OF ARKANSAS, INC.)
  • KABZ (103.7 FM; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: SIGNAL MEDIA OF ARKANSAS, INC)
  • KWKK (100.9 FM; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)
  • KVLD (99.3 FM; ATKINS, AR; Owner: MMA LICENSE LLC)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Dane Ershen, 610 Hwy 28 West, Type: Tower, Structure height: 99.1 m, Overall height: 101.2 m
    Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms:a-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
  • Edward G Roach, Highway 10 North And Spring Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 123.4 m
    Registrant: Didicom LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • 100 Fouche St, Structure height: 6 m, Call Sign: WPAX637, Licensee ID: L00566623
    Assigned Frequencies : 37.1800 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/06/2002, Expiration Date: 10/22/2012
    Registrant: City Of Ola, Ola, AR 72853, Phone: (501) 489-5432
  • 405 W Fourche St One Blk W Hwy 10 And 7 Jct, Call Sign: WNFV835
    Assigned Frequencies : 151.835 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/29/1996, Expiration Date: 03/18/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/20/2001
    Registrant: Wayne C Mashburn, Box 174, Ola, AR 72853, Phone: (501) 489-5244
  • Hwy 10 1.5 Mi E, Call Sign: KNHH966, Licensee ID: L00029958
    Assigned Frequencies : 456.675 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/14/2004, Expiration Date: 03/30/2014
    Registrant: Deltic Timber Corporation, El Dorado, AR 71731-7200, Phone: (501) 862-6411

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 2
  • Ola Mountain .8 Km W Of Hwy 7 Approx 5 Km Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 46 m, Call Sign: WPLU295
    Assigned Frequencies : 455.020 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/10/1998, Expiration Date: 06/01/2012, Certifier: James Womack
    Registrant: Kerm Inc, 201 West Second, Russellville, AR 72801, Phone: (501) 968-1184
  • Ola Mountain .8 Km W Of Hwy 7 Approx 5 Km Se, Type: Tower, Structure height: 46 m, Call Sign: WPLU297
    Assigned Frequencies : 450.850 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/10/1998, Expiration Date: 06/01/2012, Certifier: James K Womack
    Registrant: Kerm Inc, 201 West Second, Russellville, AR 72801, Phone: (501) 968-1184

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • Sw Cor Of Hwy 7 And Spring St, Overall height: 6.7 m, Call Sign: WPNM387
    Assigned Frequencies : 951.500 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/30/1998, Expiration Date: 06/01/2012
    Registrant: Phone: (501) 968-1184
  • South Hy 7, 0.8 Kw West Of Hy 7 Approximately 5 Kw Southeast City Of Ola, Type: Tower, Structure height: 46 m, Call Sign: WPXV751
    Assigned Frequencies : 951.500 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/18/2003, Expiration Date: 06/01/2012, Certifier: Diane Womack
    Registrant: The Law Office Of Dan J. Alpert, 2120 N. 21st Rd., Arlington, VA 22201, Phone: (703) 243-8690, Fax: (703) 243-8692

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 28 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ola)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 172A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 7223T , Serial Number: 46823, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 10/27/1959
    Registrant (Individual): Hoover Burnett, Po Box 224, Ola, AR 72853

Back to Ola, AR housing info, Yell County, Arkansas, AR smaller cities, AR small cities, All Cities.

 

Back to the top




Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.